Greater and Lesser Keys of Solomon: The Complete Grimoire of Ceremonial Magic & Demonology

by S.L. MacGregor Mathers, Aleister Crowley (Editor), A. E. Waite (Introduction)

Bringing together two of the most influential grimoires in one volume, Greater and Lesser Keys of Solomon is a cornerstone of occult tradition.



Forming a complete system of ceremonial magic, planetary invocation, and demonology, this volume is attributed to the great magician and exorcist, King Solomon. Offering a structured guide to divine magic, the Greater Key of Solomon explores consecrations, angelic invocations, planetary workings, and the preparation of ritual tools used to align the practitioner with celestial forces. The Lesser Key of Solomon, or Lemegeton, catalogues 72 spirits or demons said to have been bound by Solomon himself. Complete with their seals, attributes, and conjurations, this section outlines the precise rituals and protections needed to command these entities in pursuit of hidden knowledge.



Collected in a single volume, this edition presents S. Liddell MacGregor Mathers’ translations, edited and introduced by Aleister Crowley. Bringing together centuries of preserved manuscripts with scholarly commentary and occult insight, Greater and Lesser Keys of Solomon is a comprehensive and enduring manual of magical theory and practice.

203 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 30, 2025

About the author

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, born Samuel Liddell Mathers and having allegedly added MacGregor as a claim to a Highland heritage for which there is little other evidence, was an English occultist best remembered as a founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

His translations of medieval grimoires and other obscure occult texts, while often criticized for their accuracy or incompleteness, served to make this otherwise inaccessible material more widely available to English-speaking audiences, and remain among the most popular of his works.